From: Gregory Heytings <gregory@heytings.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
Cc: "Štěpán Němec" <stepnem@gmail.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs-28 2c6a94c5b8: ; Correct the meaning of "cf." in tips.texi
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:04:59 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bf6b6a6fd30194432afe@heytings.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmmtaYYspemBv_WqP9FoM2uCtThFW+bLuLNP_mMkQyu-0w@mail.gmail.com>
>> Try to avoid using abbreviations such as ``e.g.'' (for ``for
>> example''), ``i.e.'' (for ``that is''), ``no.'' (for ``number''),
>> -``cf.'' (for ``in contrast to'') and ``w.r.t.'' (for ``with respect
>> +``cf.'' (for ``compare''/``see also'') and ``w.r.t.'' (for ``with respect
>> to'') as much as possible. It is almost always clearer and easier to
>> read the expanded version.@footnote{We do use these occasionally, but
>> try not to overdo it.}
>
> I'm not sure about this change:
>
> - I don't think "see also" is correct.
>
> - In Bug#40011, I quote Writing for Computer Science by Justin Zobel
> (2004), which says:
>
The reference on these matters is the CMOS, in which "cf." is defined as
follows (section 10.43, p. 505): "{\it confer}, compare ("see, by way of
comparison"; should not be used when {\it see} alone is meant)".
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2022-07-29 8:49 ` emacs-28 2c6a94c5b8: ; Correct the meaning of "cf." in tips.texi Stefan Kangas
2022-07-29 9:13 ` Štěpán Němec
2022-07-29 9:50 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-07-29 9:29 ` Andreas Schwab
2022-07-29 10:04 ` Gregory Heytings [this message]
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